Appropriateness of upper gastrointestinal endoscopy referrals from primary health care

Annals of Saudi Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 224-227

  Al Romaih, Wafa R ^a   Al Shehri, Ali M ^a  

^a KING SAUD BIN ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY FOR HEALTH SCIENCES   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAUDI ARABIA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARDIZATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 33745936351     PISSN: 02564947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5144/0256-4947.2006.224     Document Type: Article

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